Hair dressing device



Oct. 16, 1951 s. FQRREIQSTER 2,571,701

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fzjrasr BY aw Patented Oct. 16, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAIR DRESSING DEVICE Gladys Forrester; East St. Louis, Ill.

Application March 9, 1949, Serial No. 80,537

1 Claim. 1 This invention relates to improvements in hair dressing devices and is directed more particularly to combs having a device associated therewith around which hair may be twisted.

The principal object of the invention is directed to a hair comb having a rod on which hair may be twisted that is reciprocable relative to the comb between a position therein and an extended position therefrom so as to be accessible for twisting or winding hair thereabout.

With the foregoing and various other novel features and advantages and other objects of my invention as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more particularly pointed out in the claim hereunto annexed and more fully described and referred to in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a comb embodying the novel features of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the end of the comb with the rod for winding the hair extending therefrom;

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevational view on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2;

Figs. 4 and 5 are side elevational and plan views respectively of the end portion of a comb showing a modified form of the invention; and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the inner end of the curling rod of the invention;

Referring now to the drawings more in detail, the invention will be fully described.

A comb body is represented by 2 in Fig. 1 which has the usual teeth 4 and an upper longitudinal portion 6 which may be called a back.

The forward face of the back has a longitudinal recess or groove 8 which is in alignment with a bore III in the end portion of the comb.

The end of the comb at the right in Fig. 1 will be referred to as the forward end and the opposite end will be referred to as the rear end.

The groove and bore provide a guideway for a rod l2 which is reciprocable back and forth therein between retracted and extended positions.

The rod I2 is provided with a manually engageable button [4 for reciprocating the same back and forth in the guideway.

A portion [8 of the rod at its inner end is turned angularly relative to the main body thereof and the button 14 is carried thereby, as shown in Fi 6.

Notches 20 and 22 are provided in the comb back and the rod [2 is oscillatable in the guideway therefor.

With the rod in its retracted position, as in Fig. l, the rod is turned so that portion l8 thereof extends through notch 20. In this position the rod is held against accidental movement to the extended position of Fig. 2. That is, the sides of the notch are engaged by the portion l8 so as to lock the rod and prevent longitudinal movement.

In the extended position, as in Fig. 2, the rod is turned so that its portion [8 extends through notch 22 whereby the rod is held in extended position. With the rod in extended position it is accessible for winding a lock of hair thereabout as may be desired for curling, crimping or other operations.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5, a comb back 6' has a-groove 8 on one face thereof with a notch 22' and a notch not shown, such as 20.

A plurality of tabs 24 at the forward end of the comb are spaced apart and alternately arranged to engage rod l2 with more or less friction so as to hold the rod against turning whereby with the inner end of the rod in notch 22, it is held for use in extended position.

As will be observed the rod is reciprocable between retracted and extended positions while means is provided for releasably holding the rod in either of said positions. In this way, the rod does not interfere with the normal use of the comb as a comb but is accessible when desired for receiving windings or turns of the hair.

The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the essential characteristics thereof. Hence, the present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects merely as being illustrative and not as being restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claim rather than by the foregoing description, and all modifications and variations as fall within the meaning and purview and range of equivalency of the appended claim are therefore intended to be embraced therein.

What it is desired to claim and secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

A hair dressing device comprising in combination, an elongated relatively flat holder having an outwardly opening groove on its forward face adjacent the upper longitudinal edge thereof and. terminating at opposite ends thereof inwardly of opposite ends of said holder, the upper longitudinal edge of said holder being provided with downwardly extending forward and rear transverse notches communicating with opposite extremities of the groove, said holder having an elongated 3 bore extending from one end of the groove and in parallelism and communication therewith and extending outwardly through one end of said holder, an elongated rod member oscillatable and slidable in the bore and groove between retracted and extended positions, the inner end of said rod member having a portion turned angularly relative to the main body portion thereof and receivable upon oscillationin the rear: notch to, hold said rodlmemb'er in retracted position and receivable in the forward notch to hold said rod member in extended position wherein the outer end of said rod member extends longitudinally through the outer end of the bore and outwardly away from said holder.

GLADYS FORRES'IER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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